Stable-cleaning device.



J.. l. GABLE. STABLE CLEANING DEVICE.l

APPLICATION FILED MAH. 27 I9I5- Patented Apr. 4,1916.

fda?" JoHN I. GABLE. or WEST SALEM, oHIo.

i STABLE-CLEANINGL DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented Apr.4,1`916.

Application lfilled March 27, 1915. Seria1No. 17,565.

Its objects are, first, to provide a simplel and linexpensive means for mechanically removmg stable manure from the stable quickly and conveniently; second, to provide better means for cleaning stables from manure deposited therein; and third, to

provide, inconnection with such removing and cleaning device,simple means for Sepa-I rating the liquid portion of such manure from the more solid parts thereof.

It consists mainly of amanuregconveyer mounted horizontally in a frame the latter being set in a suitable channel or depression formed inthe stable bottom just back iof the outer end of the stable iloor;.means for actuating the conveyer in said frame; means for depositing and receiving the liquid manure i`n a suitable tank; and means, if desired, for delivering the more lsolid parts outside of the stable.

My invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Referring thereto, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a stable cleaner embodying my invention; Fig. 2 vis a cross section of Fig. 1 on the dotted line X Y; Fig. 3 is a detail view of section of the frame members A and B on' which the conveyer is mounted in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4c is a detail sectional view of a portion of the conveyer, detached. Y. v

In the drawings, A, Bconstitute the sides and middle portion of the frame which supports therein the horizontally operable conveyer W. The latterVK is made up of ay series of cross slats w to, hinged togetherat their upper longitudinal edges, and liared inwardly so as to freely buckle aroundl rollers P P mounted in said frame at each end thereof-the faces of said rollers being fitted to register'with the under and contacting side of said slats respectively, whereby said conveyer is propelledabout and by andiout of the stalls.

said rollersfhorizontally over and along said frame connecting member A, substantially as shown in Fig. 1. Power maybe applied' vto either `or both of said rollers, as may be desired. Said frame A B is securelyvtted intona suitable trench E just below and op'- posite the outer ends of the stable fioor D., said trench being preferably formed of concrete `of sufficient hardness for the purpose. Said middle portion A maybe located `at any distance from the top of the frame to suit the stable needs, aud, for better drainage of the liquid 'manure which falls thereon, may be somewhat sloped longitudinally in the direction of the arrow d, but its upper surface should be secured in line with the upper surfaces of said end rollers P, so as to forma solid support for the upper slats fw, which rest thereon. The slats vof said conveyer are preferably hinged together by by stables a, as shown in Fig. 4, but the particular manner of hinging said slats together, or securing said cable is immaterial, provided theformer are so hinged as to means of a suitable cable c, secured thereto provide a continuous and even upper surface for animals to st epy upon in passing in Moreover, the edges of said slats are beveled inwardly and downwardly in order to provide better. means for scraping the liquid manure along the upper.

surface of said member A, and so Vas to buckle or fold and lit around said hexagonal surfaces of the rollers P, as aforesaid.

To provide means for separating and removing the liquid manure, I cut away said middle member A at the proper end thereof, and secure underneath the said end a trough S adapted to receive said liquid manure as it is conveyed thereto by the operation of said conveyer slats upon said member A, in the direction of said' arrow d. I further construct a suitable tank R located in such position as to receive the discharge of said trough, as shown in Fig. 2. Saidtank may be located at any desired position by means ofv pipe connections which need not be described. To provide means for carrying away the manure beyond lthe depositing end of said conveyer, an additional conveyer C' may be 'attached thereto as shown in Fig. l,

and operated in connection with `said conveyer in the usual and Awell known way of operating conveyers for like purposes.

I am aware it is not new toconstruct conveyers in a manner somewhat similar, and such'I do not broadly claim, but limit myself yto the construction shown and described, in connection with the novel means I have provided vfor separating and carrying oil the liquid manure from the more solid parts deposited on the conveyer, and for keeping the manure channel clean and the premises sanitary, as stated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a device of the character described, the combination with a'channel, a horizontal frame mounted in said channel, actuating rollers at' its ends, a horizontalmember joining the vertical sides of Asaid frame below the top thereofsaid horizontal member cut away at a point intermediate said rollers, a conveyer having transverse slats slidable upon said horizontal member between said rollers, and a slantmg trough across -said frame under said horizontal member Where cut away, substantially as set forth, and for the purpose specified.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination, a channel, a frame in said channel comprising opposite vertical sides and a horizontal member between said sides below the top thereof, a cut away place across said horizontal member, a conveyor having transverse slats slidable upon said horizontal member, actuating rollers mounted in the ends of said vertical sides, respectively, and a slanting trough secured transversely .underneath said horizontal member opposite said out away place therein, and means for conveying liquids from said trough to a receptacle, substantially as set forth: v

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my handthis 24th day of February, A. D. 1915'.

JOHN I. GABLE. In presence of two witnesses:

W, E. FEEMAN, HIRAM B. Swnmz. 

